Pocket forests. “The Miyawaki method of reforestation inserts small, densely packed wild acreage into urban environs. It’s proving wildly successful.” The key is densely planting diverse & native species…this isn’t just planting some trees.
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Great explainer. Favorite quote: “It’s actually working. It’s real and it’s worth the effort. It’s not just hopes and dreams.”
Diverse and native species are the operative words as Jason mentions. As soon as folks start to think about biodiversity, the lack of it (among plant and animal species) in our cities becomes more and more noticeable. Attempts to bring it back have outsized impact.
I love that I'm starting to see the Miyawaki name everywhere too - it helps to have named and recognized methods - as opposed to just 'planting trees' - that people can quote, and improve on. Good on these folks!
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